"The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution
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Franklin Hichborn. "The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution
"The System," As Uncovered by the San Francisco Graft Prosecution
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. The Union Labor Party Movement
CHAPTER II. The Ruef Board of Supervisors
CHAPTER III. The San Francisco Ruef Ruled
CHAPTER IV. San Francisco After the Fire
CHAPTER V. Graft Prosecution Opens
CHAPTER VI. Ruef’s Fight to Take the District Attorney’s Office
CHAPTER VII. Oliver Grand Jury Impaneled
CHAPTER VIII. Ruef Loses the District Attorney’s Office
CHAPTER IX. Ruef and Schmitz Indicted
CHAPTER X. Fight to Evade Trial
CHAPTER XI. Ruef a Fugitive
CHAPTER XII. Trapping of the Supervisors
CHAPTER XIII. Confessions of the Supervisors
CHAPTER XIV. The Source of the Bribe Money
CHAPTER XV. Ruef Pleads Guilty to Extortion.[207]
CHAPTER XVI. Schmitz Convicted of Extortion
CHAPTER XVII. Schmitz Ousted From Office
CHAPTER XVIII. The Real Fight Begins
CHAPTER XIX. The Glass Trials and Conviction
CHAPTER XX. The Ford Trials and Acquittals
CHAPTER XXI. The San Francisco Election of 1907
CHAPTER XXII. Higher Courts Free Schmitz and Ruef
CHAPTER XXIII. The Defense Becomes Arrogant
CHAPTER XXIV. Jury-Fixing Uncovered
CHAPTER XXV. The Shooting of Heney
CHAPTER XXVI. The Calhoun Trial
CHAPTER XXVII. The San Francisco Election of 1909
CHAPTER XXVIII. Dismissal of the Graft Cases
CHAPTER XXIX. Ruef’s Last Refuge Fails
CHAPTER XXX. Conclusion
APPENDIX
JUDGE LAWLOR’S RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS GRAFT CASES, AUGUST 3, 1910
HOW THE SUPERVISORS WERE BRIBED
GALLAGHER’S ORDER REMOVING LANGDON FROM OFFICE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY
THE RUEF “IMMUNITY CONTRACT.”
“IMMUNITY CONTRACT” GIVEN SUPERVISORS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LANGDON’S PLAN FOR REORGANIZING THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
ROOSEVELT’S LETTER TO SPRECKELS ON THE GRAFT SITUATION
GOVERNOR JOHNSON’S STATEMENT REGARDING RUEF’S IMPRISONMENT
SCHMITZ’S ATTEMPT TO CONTROL SAN FRANCISCO RELIEF FUNDS
RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF PROSECUTION FROM JUNE, 1906, TO MAY 17, 1909
ITEMS, W. J. BURNS ACCOUNT
Footnote
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Franklin Hichborn
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The citizens urged Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railroads, to give up his trolley design for Market and Sutter streets. As a compromise, he substantially agreed to build the underground conduit as far as Powell on Sutter, and as far as Valencia on Market, picking up the trolley on Valencia, McAllister, Hayes and Haight streets. The Adornment Committee directors wanted the conduit system on Sutter street extended as far as possible, and held out for Van Ness avenue. Calhoun would not consent to install the conduit beyond Powell.
In the midst of this deadlock, the San Francisco Chronicle published what purported to be reports of the several conferences. Up to that time there had been no publication of the meetings.
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